Tex. Elec. Code § 114.002 · Chapter 114. VOTING FEDERAL BALLOT BY OVERSEAS CITIZEN
ELIGIBILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A United States citizen dwelling outside the United States is eligible to vote a federal ballot by mail if:
(1) the citizen's most recent domicile in the United States was in this state and the citizen's intent to return to this state is uncertain;
(2) the citizen would be eligible for registration as a voter in this state if a resident; and
(3) the citizen is not eligible to vote on federal offices in any other state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 2.30; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 554, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.114.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 7000e39ad686bfdf3b5d1bd23810e62d8f58758a59038a183e618eddd1cb0c7a
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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